According to the Minister for Sports Development, John Owan-Enoh President Bola Tinubu has donated the sum of 12 million naira to offset outstanding payments for national teams and their coaches, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
This was made known by Enoh at his thanksgiving service held at Holy Family Catholic Church in the Cross River State village of Ikom LGA to appreciate God for his appointment as minister in the Federal Executive Cabinet on Saturday.
“The senior team national coach has not been paid for 15 months, the salary is about $1.350 million. The senior national team and other national teams; females, under 20 had a backlog of unpaid allowances, unpaid promises, and all of that piling up close to about N12 billion, the president has approved all of that payment. There’s no better way to show support and leadership than what he has done.”, Enoh stated.
The minister said President Tinubu is committed to returning happiness to Nigerian homes because “when we win there’s happiness spread across the land and we are working hard.”
Uche Dozie